Bloody eggs

[Eva B]

Hi from Kentucky. I have always had chickens as my dad always had chickens. I am 74 years old and ran into a new problem which led me to your forum. One of my hens is laying very bloody eggs. I always collect them daily so I know they are not old or incubated.

 

[FunClucks]

Welcome to BYC! How old is your hen? New layers will often have these, but they resolve and the blood goes away after a while. When they return to laying after a break, or if they lay a larger egg one day than usual, you can also get a small amount of blood.

If you have a picture you can post it and we can tell for sure if things look normal.

If the blood is extreme or you hen is older, she may have some reproductive issues going on. Check out the Emergencies Forum if you want to make a targeted post to help her - pictures would be most helpful there.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

I moved this thread over to our Emergency forums for more help with this.

Is she a regular layer now or is she an occasional layer? Do these eggs have a shell on them?

I had an 11 year old hen that laid what looked like bloody tumors, round, full of blood, no shell. She laid 2 of these in a row. I believe she had some sort of oviduct infection and was going to start her on antibiotics if it continued. It did not and she seemed to recover.

If your hen is laying these types of eggs, you might consider a round of Amoxicillin. If she is putting a shell on and they are bloody, something else may be going on like an injury or internal bleeding.

Do you have any photos of these eggs?

 

[Blue Raptor]

Hi from Kentucky. I have always had chickens as my dad always had chickens. I am 74 years old and ran into a new problem which led me to your forum. One of my hens is laying very bloody eggs. I always collect them daily so I know they are not old or incubated.

Welcome to BYC!! Can you get pics?

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC.
How old is your hen?
Are there roosters housed with her?
Has she suffered any trauma/stress lately?